Last week I got to finish the boat by building the oars and the two boom sticks. It was a great week. The weather was perfect, and the fish were biting! I went out one morning and caught 2 nice, summer run salmon. I’ve been talking about the salmon fishing in the last few post,…
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Abigail E – Dagger Board, Oar Locks
This last week I got to spend two days on the 3 plank lap strake rowing/sailing dinghy. The first day I constructed the dagger board trunk along with the dagger board itself. That same day, I also completed her construction by building the two sets of oarlock mounts. I disassembled and epoxied all into place….
Abigail E – Coming Close
This last week, I worked on the boat for only a day and a half. The summer run of Chinook is in along with a strong run of summer steelhead. So I had good luck fishing with my friend John onboard “Rachel.” One of the days we hooked 8 salmon and steelhead and lost all…
Abigail E – Transformed to Cedar Pram
Here is another post on Abigail E. This last week I had a chance to work on the “Abigail E” as well as catch 2 nice summer run chinook salmon. It was a good week! I have decided NOT to make the “Abigail E” a Wheelbarrow boat; no wheel for this little vessel. Henry is…
Abigail E – Wheelbarrow Boat, More Freeboard
This last weekend was a busy one, I took “Rachel” out with a friend and we caught two spring salmon – 1) 30 pounder and 1) 8 pounder and 1) 10 pound Steelhead. The best part, it was sunny and beautiful out on the Lower Columbia river. There’s lots of run off this year, the…
Building Your Own Set of Rowing Oars
Building your own set of oars is simple. This is like anything else – one step at a time. You start out with a nice, fairly clear but it really doesn’t need to be totally clear, 10 foot 2×6. Rip two 1 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ pieces from the 2×6 to the length of the…
Wheelbarrow Boat – Finished!
April 29, I added the 4th coat of varnish on both boat and oars. She is now complete!!
Wheelbarrow Boat – Sanding and Varnishing
April 28, today I built the set of oars. After building them, I completely sanded the interior of the boat and varnished her. I also varnished the oars.
Wheelbarrow Boat – Clear Vertical Grain Fir Oars
April 27, yesterday I disassembled and reassembled the entire inside of the vessel with epoxy. Today, I started the process of building a set of clear vertical grain fir oars. I first ripped them and then ran them through the table saw turning the shaft into an octagon, then put them on the lathe and…
Wheelbarrow Boat – Inwales & Interior
April 24, Happy Easter He has risen indeed! Today my wife and kids were in Texas for a wedding. I got to stay home and finished the interior of this little vessel. As you can see, it’s a little different than Harry’s. I installed inwales because I build oarlock mounts out of scraps of hard…